windows server 2016

Microsoft Defender remains at the heart of Windows 10’s evolving cybersecurity posture, and with each new antimalware platform update, the stakes for enterprise security and individual user safety rise. The recent release of the Microsoft Defender antimalware platform update (KB4052623)...

I have been running a Windows Server 2016 Essentials server in my home for several years with no issues. About two years ago, I decided to set up remote access so I could access server files while I was away from home. I went through the process of setting up Anywhere Access on the server...

In today’s cyber threat landscape, safeguarding sensitive data requires more than just user passwords—enter multi-factor authentication (MFA). For Windows administrators looking to elevate security while streamlining federated logins, Duo Security’s integration with Microsoft Active Directory...

Let’s face it: There are few things more irritating in our hyper-connected, productivity-driven world than software suddenly throwing a tantrum and crashing—especially when that software is Microsoft Outlook. For anyone managing enterprise emails on Windows Server 2016, January has been a bit of...

If you’re a Microsoft 365 user experiencing app crashes in software like Outlook, Word, and Excel—particularly while running Windows Server platforms—you’re not alone. The recent spate of issues has left users frustrated, especially those managing enterprise-level systems on Windows Server 2016...

If Windows Server 2016 users depended on a seamless Microsoft 365 (M365) experience this week, chances are they’ve been troubleshooting classic headaches, like crashing apps and ghostly error logs. Microsoft has spotlighted a widespread issue triggered by its latest Office updates. Affected...

It’s another day in the IT trenches, and today’s battle involves Microsoft Outlook 365 randomly bailing on users hosted on Windows Server 2016 environments. If you’re staring at the dreaded crash messages or scrambling to appease frustrated end-users, you’re not alone. A recent spike in issues...

In the realm of databases, Microsoft SQL Server has long occupied a special place in the hearts of developers and IT professionals, particularly those entrenched in the .NET ecosystem. The advent of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Express, especially when paired with Windows Server 2016, brings a...

I run into this situation frequently on Windows Server 2016 where I cannot delete files or folders even though I am in the administrators group. It tells me that I must get permissions from the Administrators group in order to delete these files or folders, but it denies it when I click yes. How...

Hello, I have a serious problem! Users cannot log in to their accounts. These are raoming profiles. A few days ago I changed the allocation quota limit per user from 950000 kb to 2 GB. And it seems to me that after this operation (or just a coincidence), the next day users cannot log in...

Hello there, I'm asking some help about a problem that we are facing since ages. The problem : PC on domain sometimes can't do a gpupdate /force and get the following error in terminal : Sometimes, its the gpt.ini that cannot be read, sometimes its the \Machine\registry.pol file. Always the...

I have a 3 server Hyper-V cluster running on windows 2016. I want to upgrade all the 2016 servers to 2022 servers, and I want to perform clean installs. I will remove 1 server from the cluster, format it, install windows server 2022+Hyper-V and join it back into the cluster. (theoretically, I...

Hi, I am new to Windows Server OS, but not to Windows. I have a program that I need to change the DPI settings on. I know on Windows 10, I would do the following; Right click on icon > Properties > Compatibility > Change high DPI settings > Override high DPI scaling behavious > Tick the box >...

Hello, May I kindly ask you to help me resolve some issue related to SAM database warning? From time to time in system logs I can see this log: Could you tell me please how can I check who is trying to enumarate users and from...

I have 2 DC, one onpremDC, one hostedDC. There was some previous work where an RDS server was made a DC and FSMO moved to it, then the hostedDC was made the DC & FSMO moved to it, then AD removed from the RDS server. However, the onpremDC still sees the RDSserver as holding all the FSMO (even...

Hey I've been struggling with these rather odd and entirely random Blue Screen crashes on my server. I had a hardware upgrade last month and ever sicne then there has been an endless torrent of issues. I have managed to remove a lot of them, 2 errors were due to 2 dead HDD's and another down...

hi everyone, I have two server one is file server other one is for internet and mail usage. I want to block outbound connection from one to another for RDP and SMB I will be very happy for your advices thanks

hi all, I want to apply these group strategies (windows server 2016): - When a computer is running, the windows logs in with a password automatically (Without user knowing the password). - Startup and shutdown of all computers Automatic (linked with a server) from a server. Thanks all.

Good morning, On the premise that I am not very experienced, I explain my problem to you I have a server with a virtual machine created with hyper-v used for a management system. At the time of configuration I created a fixed size 260gb vhdx virtual disk. After the various configurations I...

I followed this guide Enable Wi-Fi in Windows Server 2016 — DSKOLI to enable Wi-Fi on my Windows Server 2016 64-bit Desktop Experience OS, but it's not working. Any ideas on how to enable Wi-Fi?